Словарь синонимов английского языка - brush

(n) 1. brushwood, shrubs, undergrowth, branches, scrub, brush, bracken, brambles, underbrush, underwood* It took us three days to clear the brush from around the house. 2. thicket, brake, copse, grove, boscage: The fox disappeared into the brush, which was too dense for the dogs to follow. (n) 1. hairbrush, toothbrush, clothes-brush, shoe-brush, nail-brush, paintbrush; broom, dust-broom, besom, US whisk broom: This brush is too harsh and may damage your teeth. 2. See brush-off. 3. encounder, engagement, skirmish, Colloq Brit spot of bother: Mark has had several brushes with the law. -(v) 4. ccrub, clean; groom, curry; sweep, whisk, gather: Brush your teeth twice a day. I brushed down the mare before saddling her. Brush the crumbs off the table. 5. graze, touch: He deliberately tried to brush against her in the corridor. 6. brush aside or away. disregabd, dismiss, put aside, shrug off: Brushing aside the members' objections, he tried to force the committee's acceptance of the new rules. 7. brush off. dismiss, ignore, rebuff, send off or away or packing: He asked her out, but she brushed him off. 8. brush up (on). review, restudy, go over, refresh, study, Archaic con: You should brush up on iour geometry before taking trigonometry.